Method and system for managing data usage for a service across multiple devices
a data usage and service technology, applied in accounting/billing services, telephonic communication, wireless communication, etc., can solve the problems of data being easily consumed and limited amount of data being spent even faster
Active Publication Date: 2015-12-31
VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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The patent describes a system for managing the amount of data that users consume on services like streaming music or video chats. The system includes a data usage analysis platform that collects and monitors data usage data from user devices. This platform can help users manage their data usage and budget their limited data allowance. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a convenient way for users to manage their data usage and budget with respect to different data services.
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Service providers are continually challenged to deliver value and convenience to consumers by providing compelling network services and advancing the underlying technologies.
Unfortunately, this data may be easily consumed as the user employs their device to access streaming media services, execute video chat sessions or perform other data intensive activities.
Moreover, the limited amount of data may be spent even faster when other mobile devices are associated with the same data plan.
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[0010]An apparatus, method and software for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services is described. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It is apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details or with an equivalent arrangement. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.
[0011]FIG. 1 is a diagram of a system for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services, according to one embodiment. For the purpose of illustration herein, the spending of data may pertain to an amount of use and / or rate of consumption of data and / or bandwidth by a user device. Moreover, the use of data may be monitored by u...
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An approach for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services is described. A data usage analysis platform receives an input for specifying a data budget associated with a service, wherein the service operates on one or more devices. The data usage analysis platform also monitors data usage data associated with the service across the one or more devices. Still further, the data usage analysis platform presents a report of the data usage data with respect to the data budget.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0001]Service providers are continually challenged to deliver value and convenience to consumers by providing compelling network services and advancing the underlying technologies. One area of interest has been providing wireless device users with a convenient means of managing the amount of data they consume. For example, some mobile device users have wireless data plans that limit them to a predefined amount of data or bandwidth capacity (e.g., 1-5 Gigabytes (GB)) on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, this data may be easily consumed as the user employs their device to access streaming media services, execute video chat sessions or perform other data intensive activities. Moreover, the limited amount of data may be spent even faster when other mobile devices are associated with the same data plan.[0002]Based on the foregoing, there is a need for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING...
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IPC IPC(8): H04M15/00H04W24/10
CPCH04M15/886H04W24/10H04M15/58H04M15/61H04M15/887H04M15/54H04M15/78H04W4/24
Inventor MARIMUTHU, RAMESHBASU, SHAMIK
Owner VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC